Dispensing receptacle



Nov. 9, 1937. w. B. w. MANN 2,098,550

DI SPENSING RECEPTACLE Filed Dec. 12, 1955 Patented Nov. 9, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE DISPENSING RECEPTACLE ington, D. 0.

Application December 12, 1933, Serial No. 702,083

35 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in dispensing receptacles for use in dispensing liquids from sealed cans and more particularly to a novel dispensing device for use in pouring lubricating oil from a sealed can.

Heretofore dispensing receptacles have been provided with means for puncturing the bottom of the can as it is inserted in the receptacle so that the contents of the can will drain into the receptacle and may be dispensed through the spout of the latter. Such devices have at least two major objections. First, an unscrupulous person with the uge of simple tools can make a perfect can out 01' tw punctured ones, and second, bottom puncturing means only does not permit air to enter the receptacle with sufficient speed to allow oil to be rapidly dispensed from a sealed can.

The primary object of the present invention is to provide a dispensing receptacle having a punting spout or nozzle, with means for cutting the side wall, as well as the bottom of the can, when the can is inserted in the receptacle. Consequently a hole will be formed in the side wall or body of the can and the can can no longer be reused by an unscrupulous person, and at the same time the hole in the side of the can will provide an effective air vent so that the can may be readily emptied.

With the foregoing and other objects in view,

which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists in the novel features hereinafter described in detail, illustrated in the accompanying drawing, and more particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation partly broken away of one form of a dispensing receptacle provided with an embodiment of my invention.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same.

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. l of another type of dispensing receptacle provided with another form of my invention.

Fig. 4 is a top plan view of the structure shown in Fig. 3.

In the embodiment of the invention illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2, 5 designates the tubular wall of a known type of dispensing receptacle having a bottom i, a spout I and a handle 8, as well as an upstanding knife 9. This knife, as is usual, is-

rigidly mounted in the receptacle and extends upwardly from the bottom thereof, and when a sealed can of oil or the like is introduced into the receptacle, the knife will puncture the bottom of the can so that the contents thereof can flow into the receptacle and be dispensed through the spout 1 thereof.

In accordance with the invention, various means may be applied to the receptacle for automatically cutting the side wall of the can as it is forced into the receptacle. For example, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the wall of the receptacle may be provided with a vertical channel l having its mouth opening internally. A bow spring II has its lower end I! secured to the channel by any suitable means, such as rivets l3 and the upper end of the bow spring carries a knife or blade H. A retaining bar i can be arranged across the mouth of the channel near its upper end to confine the blade and prevent it from accidentally moving into the body of the receptacle.

The operation of the device will probably be obvious from the foregoing description taken in connection with the drawing but by way of explanation, it may be stated that when a can is introduced into the receptacle, the wall of the can will contact with the spring and tend to straighten the latter as the can moves downwardly to be punctured by the blade 9. This straightening out of the spring causes the knife l4 to be prolasted from the channel into the receptacle, as indicated in dotted lines in Figs. 1 and 3, with the result that the upper end of the knife will penetrate the side wall of the can and rip said wall as the can is forced downwardly and into engagement with the bottom puncturing blade 9. Therefore, the wall of the can as well as the bottom of the same will be mutilated, and the oil will not only flow more freely from the canthan has been the case in the past, but an unscrupulous dealer will be prevented from using the body of the can for the purpose of dispensing an inferior oil as a superior one.

In the modification illustrated in Figs. 3 and 4, the receptacle has a substantially V-shaped upstanding knife 20 which is rigidly secured to the interior of the wall of the receptacle as shown at 2 I, for the purpose of puncturing the bottom of a sealed can 22 as the latter is introduced into the receptacle. In this embodiment, the wall puncturing knife is in the form of a bell crank lever which is pivotally mounted at 23 within the receptacle. This lever comprises a knife arm 24 and an actuating arm 25 and the lever is normally held in an uppermost position by a spring 26 which has one of its ends 21 engaging an edge of the arm 25 and its other end anchored to the bracket 28 on which the bell crank is pivoted.

A gauge member 29 is fixed to the upper edge portion of the receptacle to guide the operator in inserting the can so as to assure proper puncturing thereof.

In use, if it is assumed that the bell crank lever is in the full-line position, it may be seen that when the can 22 is introduced for the purpose of puncturing the bottom thereof by means of the blade 20, as soon as said bottom strikes the arm, 25 of the bell crank lever, the latter will be swung in a counter-clockwise direction and the blade 24 will be caused to puncture the side wall of the can. Obviously, as the can moves downwardly past the blade 24, the latter will rip the side wall of the can until the can comes to rest on the stop shoulder 30 of the blade 20.

From the foregoing it is believed that the construction, operation and advantages of the improveddispensing receptacles may be readily understood by those skilled in the art, and while I have disclosed what I now consider to be some preferred embodiments of the invention, it is evident that changes may be made in the details disclosed without departing from the spirit of the invention as expressed in the claims.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. The combination with a spouted dispensing receptacle having means for puncturing an end of a sealed can as the latter is introduced into the receptacle, of means for puncturing the side wall of the can as it is introduced into the receptacle.

2. The combination with a spouted dispensing receptacle having means for puncturing an end of a sealed can as the latter is introduced into the receptacle, of means for puncturing the side wall of the can as it is introduced into the receptacle, the last mentioned means being secured to the receptacle.

3. The combination with a spouted dispensing receptacle having means for puncturing an end of a sealed can as the latter is introduced into the receptacle, of means for puncturing the side wall of the can as it is introduced into the receptacle, the last mentioned means being positioned'within the receptacle.

4. The combination with a spouted dispensing receptacle having means for puncturing an end of a sealed can as the latter is introduced into the receptacle, of means for puncturing the side wall of the can as it is introduced into the receptacle, the last mentioned means being connected to the receptacle and arranged within the latter.

5. The combination with a spouted dispensing receptacle having means for puncturing an end of a sealed can as the latter is introduced into the receptacle, of means for puncturing the side wall of the can as it is introduced into the receptacle, the last mentioned means comprising a knife movably mounted within the receptacle.

6. The combination with a spouted dispensing receptacle having means for puncturing an end of a sealed can as the latter is introduced into the receptacle, of means for puncturing the side wall of the can as it is introduced into the receptacle, the last mentioned means comprising a knife arranged within the receptacle and an element actuated by the can as it is inserted in the receptacle for operating said knife.

'1. The combination with a spouted dispensing receptacle having means for puncturing an end of a sealed can as the latter is introduced into the. receptacle, of means for puncturing the side wall of the canas it is introduced into the receptacle, the last mentioned means comprising a bow spring having its ends positioned adjacent to the wall of the receptacle and its central portion projecting into the receptacle, means securing one end of the spring to the wall of the receptacle, and a knife blade carried by theother end of said spring.

8. The combination with a spouted dispensing receptacle having means for puncturing an end of a sealed can as the latter is introduced into the receptacle, of means for puncturingthe side wall of the, can as it is introduced into the receptacle, the last mentioned means comprising a bell crank lever pivotally mounted within the receptacle and having a knife arm and an actuating arm, and a spring for normally holding the actuating arm in such position that it will be struck ltay the can as the latter is forced into the recepsole.

9. A combination as claimed in claim 1, including a gauge member arranged at the top of the receptacle for guiding the can into the receptacle.

10. The combination with a spouted dispensing receptacle adapted to receive an end portion of a sealed can, of knife means for puncturing the side of the can as it is introduced into the receptacle, said means being arranged within the receptacle in close proximity to the wall of the receptacle and being attached to the receptacle.

11. The combination with a spouted dispensing receptacle adapted to receive an end portion of a sealed can, of knife means for puncturing the side wall of the can as it is introduced into the receptacle, said means being attached to-the receptacle.

12. The combination with a spouted dispensing receptacle adapted to receive an end portion of a sealed can, of means for puncturing the side wall of the can as said can is introduced into the receptacle, said means comprising a knife pivotally mounted within the receptacle, and means engageable by an end of the can for actuating said knife.

13. A liquid dispensing device comprising. in combination, a dispenser adapted to receive a sealed receptacle containing a liquid to be dispensed, and a movable cutter associated with said dispenser and actuated by said receptacle during its insertion into said dispenser to cut into and open the receptacle.

14. A liquid dispensing device comprising, in combination, a dispenser adapted to receive a sealed receptacle containing a liquid to be dispensed, arcutter associated with said dispenser and adapted to enter and cut into a part of thereceptacle during relative movement between dispenser and receptacle to open the latter and to permit the liquid to flow therefrom, and auxiliary cutting means also associated with said dispenser and actuated by the receptacle during the said relative movement between it and the dispenser to mutilate another part of the receptacle to prevent its re-use.

15. A liquid dispensing device comprising, in combination, a dispenser adapted to receive a sealed receptacle containing a liquid to be dispensed and also adapted to receive the liquid from said receptacle, a stationary cutter carried in said dispenser and adapted to enter and cut into the end of the receptacle during relative movement between dispenser and receptacle to open the latter to permit the liquid to flow therefrom and into said dispenser, and auxiliary cutting means mounted in said dispenser and actuated by the receptacle during the said relative movement between it and the dispenser for cutting into and' mutilating a side wall or the receptacle to render it unfit for use.

16. A liquid dispensing device comprising, in combination, a dispenser adapted to receive a sealed receptacle containing a liquid to be dispensed, a stationary cutter secured inside of said dispenser and adapted to enter and cut into an end of the receptacleduring its insertion into the dispenser to open the receptacle and permit its liquid contents to flow into the dispenser, and a movable cutter mounted in said dispenser and actuated by the receptacle during its insertion into "the dispenser for mutilating a side wall of the receptacle to prevent its re-use.

17. A liquid dispensing device comprising, in combination, a dispenser adapted to receive a sealed receptacle containing a liquid to be dispensed, a stationary cutter secured to said dispenser and adapted to enter and cut into an end of the receptacle during its insertion into said dispenser and during its movement over said cutter to open the receptacle and permit its liquid contents to flow into said dispenser, and a movable auxiliary'cutter mounted in said dispenser and having portions extending in the path of the receptacle and engageable by the receptacle during its insertion into the dispenser for forcing said movable cutter into a sidewall of the receptacle to mutilate it and to prevent its re-use.

18. A liquid dispensing device comprising, in combination, a dispenser adapted to receive a sealed receptacle containing a liquid to be dispensed, a stationary cutter secured in said dispenser and adapted to enter and cut intoan end of the receptacle during its insertion into said dispenser and during its movement over said cutter to open the receptacle and permit its liquid contents to flow into said dispenser, a movable auxiliary cutter mounted in said dispenser and having portions extending in the path of the receptacle and engageable by the receptacle during its insertion into the dispenser for forcing said movable cutter into a side wall of the receptacle to mutilate it, and means for removing the said cutter from the side wall of said receptacle when the latter is withdrawn from said dispenser.

19. A liquid dispensing device comprising, in

combination, a dispenser adapted to receive a sealed receptacle containing a. liquid to be dis pensed and also adapted to receive the liquid from said receptacle, a cutter secured within said dispenser and adapted to enter and cut into one end of the receptacle as it is inserted into said dispenser and forced down over said cutter to open the receptacle, and an auxiliary cutter pivotally mounted in said dispenser adjacent said stationary cutter and movable by said inserted receptacle during its insertion for cutting into and mutilating a side wall of thereceptacle.

20. A liquid dispensing device comprising, in combination, a dispenser adapted to receive a sealed receptacle containing a liquid to be dispensed, and a spring-held finger cutter including a cutting end and an actuating end pivotally mounted on a wall of said dispenser and enclosed within a part thereof, said actuating finger endextending into the interior of said dispenser and into the path of a receptacle during its insertion into said dispenser, said finger cutter moving against the action of its spring when engaged by said receptacle and entering its cutting end into and cutting through a part of the receptacle.

. 21. A dispensing device for opening a sealed receptacle by relative movement between such recontainer from which oil is to be dispensed, a

pouring spout attached to said body portion, a cutter located within said body portion for forming a dispensing opening in the end of said container when the dispensing device is applied to the container, and means carried by said dispensing device for forming an opening in the side wall of the container when said dispensing device is applied to the container.

23. An oil dispensing device including a body portion adapted to receive the end of a sealed container from which oil is to be dispensed, a pourmg spout attached to said body portion, a cutter located within said body portion ,for formingadlspensing opening in the end of said container when the dispensing device is applied to the container, and cutting means carried by the dispensing device and operated by contact with the container for forming an opening in the side wall of the container when said dispensing device is applied thereto.

24. A device for opening cans including two parts, one a body, the other a cutter on the body for cutting an opening in an end wall of a can, the body including a spout portion for pouring the contents of the can from the opening, and means on one of the parts for cutting a hole through the side wall of the can.

25. A device for opening cans including a body, a cutter on the body for cutting an opening in an end wall of a can, the body including a spout portion for pouring the contents of the can from the opening, and a cutter on the body for cutting an elongate hole through the side wall of the can.

26. A device for opening a can including a guide for engaging the side wall of the can and having a recess facing the can, a cutter carried by the guide to cut an opening in the end of the can, and a second cutter mounted in the recess to operate to out an opening through the side wall of the can.

27. A can opener including a body having a tubular portion operable as a spout and having a guide portion operable to engage a side wall of a can, there being a recess in the guide portion facing the side wall, a principal cutter on the body adapted to be forced through an end of the can upon the can and body being moved together, a secondary cutter pivotally mounted in the recess and having a projecting part engaged by the can so that the secondary cutter operates to cut an opening in the side wall of the can.

28. A dispensing device for opening sealed containers including, a body forming a spout, a cutter carried by the body and arranged to open and enter one end wall of the container upon the device and container being operated relative to one another to move the spout toward said end of the container, and means carried by the body and arranged to make an opening through the side wall of the receptacle for mutilating the same.

29. A dispensing device for opening sealed containers including, a body forming a spout, a cutter carried by the body and arranged to open and enter one end wall of the container upon the device and container being operated relative to one another to move the spout toward said end oi the container, and means carried by the body and arranged to make an opening through the side wall oi' the receptacle for mutilating the same, said means including a pivotally mounted cutter.

80. A device for opening cans including, a rigid body including a spout and a guide part, the guide part being adapted to slidably engage a side wall oi a can,.a cutter carried by the body to be stationary therewith and operable to cut an open ing in the end wall of the can, and a second cutter guided by the body to cut a hole through the side wall of the can.

31. A liquid dispensing device comprising in combination, a hollow holder adapted to engage a sealed can containing a liquid to be, dispensed, means [or emptying said holder, and means operatively connected with the holder for cutting through the bottom and side walls of said can whereby the liquid will now from the can into said holder.

32. A liquid dispensing device comprising in combination, a hollow holder adapted to. engage a sealed can containing a liquid to be dispensed, means for emptying said holder, and means operatively connected with the holder for cutting through the bottom and side walls of said can whereby the liquid will flow from the can into said holder, said last mentioned means including a movable knife and operating means for actuating the knife.

33. A liquid dispensing device comprising in combination, a hollow holder adapted to support a sealed can containing a liquid to be dispensed, means for emptying said holder, and means operatively connected with the holder for cutting through the bottom and side walls or said can whereby the liquid'will flow from the can into said holder, said last mentioned means including a rotary knife and operating means for swinging the kniie.

34. A liquid dispensing device comprising in combination, a receptacle adapted to support a sealed can containing a liquid to be dispensed, a pouring spout connected to the lower portion of said receptacle for use in emptying the receptacle, and means connected with the receptacle for cutting through the bottom and side walls of said can whereby the liquid will flow from the can into said receptacle.

35. A liquid dispensing device comprising in combination, a receptacle adapted to support a sealed can containing a liquid to be dispensed, a pouring spout connected to the lower portion of said receptacle for use in emptying the receptacle, and means connected with the receptacle for cutting through the bottom and wide walls of said can whereby the liquid will flow from the can into said receptacle, said last mentioned means including a pivoted knife and operating means for swinging the knife.

WILLIAM B. W. MANN. 

